Pendleton v. Jackson

I am in full accord with the findings of the majority as to the merits of this cause and concur in the conclusions reached and in the decree rendered.

Nevertheless, I am of the opinion that the pleas to the jurisdiction of the court and of prescription and the exception of no cause of action are meritorious and should have been sustained.

This action involves the regularity of a second Democratic primary held on December 18, 1971, in House of Representative District No. 2 of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and the validity of defendant’s nomination for the office by the Democratic Party and his right…